MUNICH: Farhad N., a 24-year-old Afghan man, stands trial in Germany for crashing his BMW Mini into a crowd at a Munich trade union rally in February 2025. The attack left a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter dead and injured 44 others. Prosecutors accuse him of two counts of murder and 44 of attempted murder. They state he had a "religious motivation" and expected to die during the attack. Farhad N. shouted "Allahu Akbar" after the incident and believed he was "obliged to attack and kill randomly selected people in Germany in response to the suffering of Muslims in Islamic countries," according to charges. He arrived in Germany in 2016 but was denied asylum, yet remained in the country and worked in security. The attack happened just a month after another deadly knife attack by an Afghan man in Aschaffenburg. Several violent incidents linked to migrants have stirred heated debates on immigration in Germany, especially before the 2025 general elections. Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised stricter actions against criminal migrants, increasing deportations, including recent moves to deport convicts to Afghanistan and Syria.